"deliciously" meaning in English

See deliciously in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /dəˈlɪ.ʃəs.li/ [US], /diˈlɪ.ʃəs.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-deliciously.wav [US] Forms: more deliciously [comparative], most deliciously [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English delicious Middle English -ly English -ly English deliciously From delicious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|delicious|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English delicious Middle English -ly English -ly English deliciously [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deliciously", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="deliciously"> From delicious + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} deliciously (comparative more deliciously, superlative most deliciously)
  1. In a delicious manner. Translations (delicious manner): deliciosament (Catalan), deliciosamente (Portuguese), deliciosamente (Spanish)
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